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We do that in Delaware, but that's mostly because, for the most part, there's a good chance you might know someone they know being that Delaware is a state of just over one million people. Bus desegregation in Delaware created a system where the traditional public school system (in northern Delaware) went down a toilet and pretty much any one is advised to either send their kid to a private school or a charter/magnet school if you can't afford private. A lot of times though we'll tell people to live just over the state line in places like Avondale or Doylestown or whatever. You don't really have community schools that an entire town rallies around because people kind of just come all over.

It's really funny to imagine that the people in Will's life don't actually worship him, but are afraid he's going to wish them into the cornfield.

My head cannon for Kendo is that he's a BENNY who comes from a shady Catholic Italian (or Mexican?) family who are all a bunch of flashy, desperate social climbers. (Think Real Housewives of New Jersey or Jersey Shore.) I think he got into the entertainment industry by appearing on various MTV shows, similar to how Hilarie Burton and Ryan Devlin started off as MTV hosts before having legitimate acting careers. So someone like Travis, who looks like Beautiful Old Money, would be like catnip to a desperate social climber like Kendo. Or hell, maybe Kendo actually comes from a humble, salt of the Earth MidWestern family from like Nebraska or something and he's just the black sheep of his otherwise nice family. Anything's possible.

Geography Now just did an episode on (duh, it's his home) Los Angeles! Nice tip to know that you can't call an Uber at LAX now.

Chapter 4 -When Travis thinks about the cost he's paying for living in the closet and being in a long-distance relationship. "Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton -When Travis leaves behind the pressure cooker of his life in Los Angeles and heads to Escorial. "Holiday" by Green Day -When Travis and Will make love after reuniting. "Only You" by Yazoo

You could not pay me to re-live the period from the month before my 28th birthday to the winter after my 29th birthday. Ever. The only positive thing about that time was watching the Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as well as mocking 50 Shades of Grey. I was rewarded with a pretty awesome 30's, though. I'd for the most part take my 30's over my 20's, save for the COVID era. Not being able to go out for New Year's while watching a woman sadly sing "Imagine" at Dick's Rocking New Year's Eve wasn't a fun way to ring in 2021. LOL

I really want to comment on this but every comment in my head sounds like a spoiler. Lol

Heated Rivalry viewing party in West Hollywood! Aww. Instagram

Something tells me Private Tim would disagree at the concept of Will having high emotional maturity. LMAO

That reminds me that my Riley fancast is Jack Champion:

Somehow, even over 15 years of reading CAP, when Mark first introduced Travis, I thought Will was finally going to have a sweet, simple, drama-free romance with Travis.

My Kendo fancast did a sexy Nike commercial with a strong 1980's vibe: I've been begging Mark for years to cast NAC as something and now there's finally a role for him! LMAO He started on General Hospital, but he's best known for his turn on Lyle Menendez on Ryan Murphy Netflix series about them. NAC definitely has this very magnetic presence to him. Really hoping he lands another great project soon.

Is there a prep school that Wade's family traditionally sends their kids to? I can't remember if Mark assigned them one. I kind of would have thought it'd be a school near D.C. But it would be cool if Mark sends Riley to somewhere surprising, like maybe Interlochen.

I love seeing the Matt, Wade, and Tiffany! Wild to think Maddie and Riley are likely at some prestigious pre-school. Lol

Because Will is realistic about the fact that they can't really commit to each other at this stage in their lives. They're both hopeful that in 2008, when Will finishes at Harvard, they can fully commit to each other. Hey, maybe a big wedding at Martha's Vineyard?

Hey Mark, with all the fervor over gay hockey romance right now, maybe you should consider taking Bloodlines and re-writing it into a standalone smut novel?

The broccoli haircut never made its way to Missouri? Huh, interesting.

I'm posting this here because it went trending on Twitter awhile back and I'm curious if it lines up with Mark's experiences as someone who has taught present-day college boys. @Mark Arbour Do you remember this, and did you like the look?

I got acquainted with Mark in 2006 from the Yahoo group that Adam Phillips had built around his story Cross-Currents. I then began consulting with Mark after he began posting Chronicles of An Academic Predator in the summer of 2008.

It makes sense. He was just meant to be the douchey blond villain in She's All That, not the hot one so he wouldn't have gotten flattering camera angles and lighting.

Mark liked my Palisades fancasts, so I'm going to post them here: Paul Walker (She's All That) as Jackson (duh) Camille Guaty (Gotta Kick It Up) as Kendra Olivia Wilde (The OC) as Sloane Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menedez Story) as Chase: Ashby Gentry (My Life with the Walter Boys) as Ethan Lalaine (Lizzie McGuire) as Maya Edited because I didn't pick a pretty enough photo of Paul Walker for Mark's tastes.

My fancasts for the cast of the Palisades: Paul Walker as Travis, duh. Camille Guaty (Gotta Kick It Up) as Kendra Olivia Wilde as Sloane Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Monsters: The Menendez Brothers Story) as Chase: Ashby Gentry (My Life with the Walter Boys) as Ethan: Lalaine (Lizzie MacQuire) as Maya:

Given that this is meant to be a racier teen drama and not something on the Disney channel, I would assume most of the cast members are in their early/mid- 20's. Travis being 19 is actually an anomaly in that world, although not unheard of. KJ Apa was 19 when Riverdale started. Which was funny, because his musculature made him look 25. My head cannon is that Kendra is being played by a 30-year old Latina that can absolutely still pass for 16 (think Alexa Demie on Euphoria), Sloane is actually 17/18 (think Mischa Barton), Maya is 20, Chase is 22, and Ethan is a 24-year old former child star who decided to come back to acting after taking time off to attend and graduate from college. (Think Cole Sprouse.) You might like the Summer I Turned Pretty, then, because they all reasonably passed as teenagers that first year. (Lola Tung really was a teenager, I believe.) But yeah, I get it. It will never not be funny that Netflix tried to pass this guy off as a 17-year old:

Chapter 1 -When Will and Travis negotiate the act of him leaving. "If You Leave" by Nada Surf -When Travis meets all his new castmates. "Beverly Hills" by Weezer -The Palisades Theme Song "Fly" by Hilary Duff -When Kendra is introduced to the world of Pacific Palisades Academy, and meets the school's golden boy, Jackson Pryce. "I Always Get What I Want" by Avril Lavigne -When Palisades gang hangs out in the cave after Kendra carves her initials. "Soco Amaretto Lime" by Brand New -When Jackson stares after Kendra after driving her home, as comments on Myspace begin to furiously debate if she slept with him or not. "Chocolate" by Snow Patrol

Chapter 93 -When the gang recuperates from all the drama in Maui, and we see the plans for the new compound. "Times Like These" by Jack Johnson I miss when coffee shops were local and indie and you'd hear Jack Johnson playing like all the time. LOL